Other News & Events for December

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There is always something happening at the Abbe, and this fall and winter are no exception!  Please visit our  online calendar for more details.  

Crafts and fun at the 2010 Holiday Open House.
If you are in the MDI area this week, make sure to visit us on Thursday, December 1st for the free screening of  
Off the Rez which will begin at 7:00.

Other events and demonstrations will follow soon thereafter, so make sure to mark your calendar now! 

There are also a number of upcoming Wabanaki events that are open to the public.  The following links are a sample of some upcoming activities and recent articles that may interest you.  Know of more?  Feel free to post them on our Facebook page!

  • Leon Sockbeson II, whose work is currently featured in Twisted Path II, recently placed #11 in a national contest in which over 600 gown designs were submitted to Adrianna Pappell.  This placement qualifies Leon’s design for the second round of the competition; a judging panel will select and produce 5 dresses for another round of voting.  Visit http://eandadriannapapellpromotion.com/contest/ for more information on the contest, or to be involved in the next round of voting.  
  •  A Boston Globe Travel article featuring the Acadia Region had some lovely comments about the Abbe Museum.  Read it here. 
  • "Many Hands: Wabanaki Paths of Learning," is an art exhibition currently on display at University of Southern Maine (Woodbury Campus Center), Portland through Dec. 16.  Click here to read about the opening.